Checking monthly ad spend pacing across multiple ad platforms on Friday afternoon to make sure campaigns haven't gone over budget for the month.

• Log into each advertising platform dashboard.
• Check month-to-date spend against the monthly budget cap for each active campaign.
• Calculate the daily run rate to see if spend is pacing too high.
• Identify any campaigns that have exceeded their proportional budget for the month.
• Pause the overspent campaigns manually in each respective platform.

Remembering to check every single platform right before logging off for the weekend, and catching spend spikes too late.

1. You

   1. Collect current campaign data

   Export or copy the month-to-date spend, monthly budget cap, campaign status, and reporting-period dates for every active campaign in each advertising platform. Combine the records in one file or message for analysis.

2. AI

   2. Standardize the spend data

   Organize the campaign records into a consistent table and flag missing, conflicting, or stale values. AI can prepare the calculations from supplied data, but it cannot verify platform numbers it was not given.

3. AI

   3. Calculate pacing and risk

   For each campaign, calculate the expected spend through Friday, the remaining budget, and the projected month-end spend from the current daily run rate. Flag campaigns already above proportional budget and campaigns likely to exceed their cap over the weekend.

4. You

   4. Choose the budget action

   Decide whether to pause, reduce, or leave each flagged campaign running, considering business priorities, tracking quality, and any approved exceptions. This decision determines whether delivery stops and whether the campaign may miss its intended results.

5. You

   5. Apply changes in each platform

   Pause or adjust the selected campaigns directly in their advertising platforms, then record the action and time taken. AI cannot reliably make these changes without a verified platform integration and appropriate permissions.

6. AI

   6. Create the handoff record

   Turn the calculations and confirmed actions into a concise Friday pacing report showing campaign, platform, month-to-date spend, budget cap, projected month-end spend, decision, and action status.

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